Doctoral Programme in Built Environment

The Doctoral Programme in Built Environment at Tampere University provides research training in architecture and urban planning and design, and in civil and infrastructure engineering. The research areas are management of built heritage, architectural design, urban planning and design, structural engineering, construction management and economics, infrastructure engineering, and transport systems.

Doctoral students complete required doctoral studies, carry out independent research, and write and defend a doctoral dissertation in public. Each student’s personal research and study plan is prepared with the responsible supervisor. The target completion time for full-time students is four years.

The programme leads to the degrees of Doctor of Science in Technology, Doctor of Science in Architecture, and Doctor of Philosophy. The degree depends on the student’s prior academic qualification.

• Students wishing to pursue a Doctor of Science (Tech.) degree must hold a Master of Science degree.
• Students wishing to pursue a Doctor of Science (Arch.) degree must hold a Master's degree in Architecture.
• Students who hold some other academic degree graduate from the programme as Doctors of Philosophy.

• research careers in universities
• teaching careers in universities
• research careers in research institutions
• expert careers in the private sector
• management careers in the private sector
• expert careers in the public sector
• management careers in the public sector